Complaint #201409014,
September 2, 2014

Officer: Oneill, Darrel
Complainant: Black Male, 36
Allegation: Force: Chokehold
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Oneill, Darrel
Complainant: Black Male, 36
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat to damage/seize property
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Oneill, Darrel
Complainant: Black Male, 36
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Oneill, Darrel
Complainant: Black Male, 36
Allegation: Discourtesy: Action
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Oneill, Darrel
Complainant: Black Male, 36
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Vanweddinger, Christophe
Complainant: Black Male, 36
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Vanweddinger, Christophe
Complainant: Black Male, 36
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Vanweddinger, Christophe
Complainant: Black Male, 36
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat to damage/seize property
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Oneill, Darrel Black Male, 36 Force: Chokehold Unsubstantiated
Oneill, Darrel Black Male, 36 Abuse of Authority: Threat to damage/seize property Substantiated (Charges)
Oneill, Darrel Black Male, 36 Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Charges)
Oneill, Darrel Black Male, 36 Discourtesy: Action Substantiated (Charges)
Oneill, Darrel Black Male, 36 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Substantiated (Charges)
Vanweddinger, Christophe Black Male, 36 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Substantiated (Charges)
Vanweddinger, Christophe Black Male, 36 Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Charges)
Vanweddinger, Christophe Black Male, 36 Abuse of Authority: Threat to damage/seize property Substantiated (Charges)

Conclusion Meanings:

'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'Unsubstantiated': or 'Unable to Determine' - The alleged conduct was investigated but could not determine both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.

Further details on conclusions.


Penalties

Vanweddinger, Christophe
Closed: Not guilty after trial-PC Approved, November 1, 2017
APU Not guilty

Oneill, Darrel
Closed: Not guilty after trial-PC Approved, November 1, 2017
APU Not guilty

Summary

On September 2, 2014, at approximately 6:55 p.m., [redacted] drove his black BMW, plate number [redacted] in the vicinity of West 136th Street and Amsterdam Avenue, in Manhattan. [redacted] who occupied the front passenger seat, and a female known only as [redacted] who occupied the back passenger seat, were also present in the vehicle. After [redacted] passed several double-parked cars, he noticed an unmarked van behind him honking its horn. [redacted] pulled over and two officers, identified by the investigation as Det. Darrel O'Neill and PO Christopher Vanweddinger, exited the van and approached [redacted]'s vehicle (Allegations A and B). Det. O'Neill opened the door on the driver's side, grabbed [redacted] by his throat with his right hand and applied pressure to his larynx (Allegation C). Approximately four to five seconds later, Det. O'Neill released his grip on [redacted]'s larynx, took a slice of pizza from [redacted]'s hand and threw it on the floor of the car (Allegation D). Det. O'Neill called [redacted] "a fucking asshole" and said that he could take [redacted]'s "fucking car" (Allegations E and F). PO Vanweddinger also said that they could take [redacted]'s "fucking car" (Allegations G and H). The officers then left. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: September 2, 2014
Received: September 3, 2014
Closed: June 25, 2015
Last Updated: October 2, 2025

Reason for contact: Other
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 30th Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued